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nearly never bulled a cow(Irish) Near enough is not good enough.Rate it:

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blind as a batNearly totally blind, having a very poor sense of vision.Rate it:

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against the grainTo sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.Rate it:

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all butnearly; except thatRate it:

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not a patch onNot an improvement over something; not nearly as good as something; much worse than.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/with great X, comes great YStates a causation in which Y follows X. Often, this phrase is used in a solemn tone, employed sarcastically for minor things that are not nearly as serious as suggested.Rate it:

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as muchAlmost, very nearly.Rate it:

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dead in the waterNearly dead, doomed.Rate it:

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eleventh hourNearly too late; the last minute.Rate it:

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far and wideOver a great distance, or large area; nearly everywhere.Rate it:

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il a manqué d'être prisHe was nearly caught.Rate it:

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il touche à sa finHe is nearing his end; It is nearly over.Rate it:

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j'ai failli tomberI very nearly fell.Rate it:

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next toAlmost; nearly.Rate it:

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not quiteAlmost, very nearly.Rate it:

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on the brinkVery nearly; imminent; close.Rate it:

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on the pointVery nearly; imminent; close.Rate it:

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on the point ofVery nearly; imminent; close.Rate it:

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run lowTo near the end of a supply of something; to be nearly running out.Rate it:

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two centsA nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.Rate it:

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under the wireAt the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late.Rate it:

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up and downVertical; perpendicular; said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut.Rate it:

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within ames aceNearly, very near (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue).Rate it:

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